RE: [nathaniel_branden] RE: The "Faith-Based" World
> All small, disconnected and isolated incidents--each with
> their own set of causes and roots--none of which are anywhere
> close to what Al-Qaeda is looking to achieve. You have
> little perspective on the matter. Maybe this will help,
> though, I doubt it.
Yet another "small, disconnected and isolated incident" for RCR to dismiss.
Nope, no popular support for Al Qaeda here...
And, next time you're shedding liberal crocodile tears for the "atrocities"
at Abu Ghraib (the American ones--not the ones by Saddam that the press has
passed by in silence the last few weeks), look at this:
RCR, raising the white flag, in typical doctrinaire Objectivist fashion ... By the way, I'm not advocating genocide, I'm *predicting* it if we don't do ...
Mike Lee wrote: <Sharia. That's the missing link you're looking for.> No, it isn't. Al-Qaeda is the link I'm looking for. And you consistently and completely...
... Explain sharia, Chris, for the benefit of the rest of us who are missing the mark. Explain how it works, provide examples of it in operation, and relate it...
... missing the ... and relate ... Islam to ... Islam with ... credit, ... Not Nice ... some ... I don't like this kind of posting. Frankly, Mike, I don't like...
... Frankly, my dear, .... No, that's too easy. Well, pardner, I've got to mosey along now, so I'll just keep your opinion in mind next time I'm watering the...
... they did. ... skills, ... esteem. ... feeling ... all about ... it over a ... himself over ... think ... as the ... There is pseudo self-esteem, too. We...
Thank you Dr. Branden and Scott for the last episode of "The Six Pillars" conference call series. I look forward to participating in the next program. Dr....
Brant doesn't think it's valid to infer self-esteem from heroic or purposive ... The 9-11 hijackers died trying to save their culture and way of life from ...
... I don't think that. The inference isn't valid. ... life from ... are all ... to me ... you're ... think might ... In high school I had some aquaintance...
... Most people think that willingness to die for a cause is a sine qua non of human development. Even though most people are afraid that they're not at that...
... commitment to ... fundamentally ... As an individualist there is no higher cause and principle referenced to self. But that's the trick. In "Atlas...
... John Hospers has a particularly compelling refutation of this point: that all moral principles must be abstract, or they're shit (I'm not stating it as...
Michael Lee, The 'chain of command' philosophy in the military is anti self-esteem by it's very nature. "Do what you are told without questions." That ...
Hi Mike, I think it is important to try and understand the terrorists and not to cloud our thoughts about them by demonizing them. If we are going to defeat...
Shelley would like us all to just get along (or at least understand each ... Demonize? No, we wouldn't want to demonize mass-murdering psychos or the millions...
... not ... WHAT?! What more to understand? The actions speak for themselves. As far as screwing into their mindset, we have whole teams working on that. And,...
... As ... The problem is that we don't necessarily understand who the terrorists might be. Some of them, sure. Know your enemy; it reduces collateral damage...
... Why don't you understand this? Seriously, I can't understand how you don't understand. Let's debate it. Resolved: Islam Hates America Which side do you...
I don't understand how the chain of command philosophy in the military is anti self-esteem. What's being forgotten is that assertiveness is contextual. So...
... military ... is ... Spot on. It's a little thing called "teamwork." Built into it (but on occassion ignored in critical situations) is the idea that there ...
Living (or dying) for values is not enough to establish someone as virtuous. The hijackers held values that were inimical to life by their very nature. The...
... Self-esteem is feeling competent to meet the challenges of life and worthy of happiness, paraphrasing one of Dr. Branden's more recent formulations. I ...
... I don't see what is idealized in NB's definition. Its philosophical base appears to me to be based on where he came from. The fundamental right of humans...
Hi Mike, You asked: Or are you just saying we should learn to understand them better so we can target and kill them more efficiently? - That's exactly what I...
You can't divorce Dr. Brandens concept of self-esteem from the virtues he teaches. For one, Dr. Branden would not approve of it i dont think, and its his...
... Why not? Just because the "Branden method" seems to be a pretty good guide to developing and maintaining self-esteem doesn't mean it's the only way to get ...
<But it's not at all true that it's obvious or easy to tell what the ultimate right values are or how they should be ordered. Especially if you've been raised...
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